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MOUNT MAUNGANUI: A predominantly young Pakistan squad led by Salman Ali Agha look to maintain the momentum when they face New Zealand in the fourth T20 International in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. The hosts lead the five-match series 2-1. After winning comprehensively the first two games of the series, New Zealand were surprised by the tourists in a high-scoring third game at Auckland’s Eden Park where Salman and his men chased down a mammoth 205 in just 16 overs, largely through young opener Hasan Nawaz’s record-breaking century (105 not out off 45 balls), the right-hander’s first in T20 Internationals. A…

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl in the fourth Twenty20 against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on Sunday as they bid to square the five-match series. Captain Salman Agha’s decision was no surprise, given that the chasing team has comfortably won each of the first three games of the series. New Zealand made two changes from the team that lost the third match convincingly in Auckland on Friday by nine wickets, leaving Pakistan trailing 2-1. Both are to their seam attack, with Zak Foulkes and Will O’Rourke replacing Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears. Pakistan are unchanged from the…

Changes to the crypto market have been happening at warp speed in 2025. We’re only two months into the second presidency of Donald Trump, and we’ve already seen a scaling back of the Security and Exchange Commission’s crypto oversight power, the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Reserve, and a proliferation of executive orders related to digital assets. That’s just the start. There’s more that could be coming during the next 12 months. Here’s a brief overview of three key developments to watch and what they could mean for your crypto portfolio. Let’s start with the one development that’s…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to reset its relationship with the crypto industry, even before a permanent chair is confirmed by Congress. The latest effort was Friday’s roundtable, hosted at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. and featuring a dozen attorneys representing different views and positions within the crypto industry. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The SEC’s reset began when Acting Chair Mark Uyeda launched a crypto task force and oversaw his agency withdraw Staff Accounting Bulletin 121,…

Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Reserve and the United States Digital Asset Stockpile. The former will hold Bitcoin — no surprises there. The latter will hold four more of the largest cryptocurrencies: Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA). The fact that the U.S. is stockpiling crypto is exciting news for crypto investors. But are these good cryptocurrency investments? Let’s take a closer look at each one. Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency and has also been the most successful. At the time of…

(Bloomberg) — Rug pulls. Sniping. Trading “cabals.” The niche world of memecoins on the Solana blockchain is rife with danger for those unfamiliar with the machinations that cause token prices to suddenly surge and then crash. Most Read from Bloomberg While the memecoin craze centered on the upstart network initially appeared organic during its onset two years ago, its rapid growth – fueled most recently by high-profile newcomers including Donald and Melania Trump, as well as Argentine President Javier Milei – has given rise to a web of covert participants who control a large slice of the now multibillion-dollar corner…

American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday at age 76, his family said. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two-time heavyweight champion of the world, he was deeply respected — a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name — for his family,” the family said, describing Foreman in a post on Instagram. An intimidating, thunderous puncher who lost his first title to Muhammad…

LONDON: Mikel Merino’s 93rd-minute equaliser earned Spain a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in Nations League quarter-final first leg action on Thursday, while Croatia have one foot in the semi-finals after beating France 2-0. Germany are in prime position to host the final stage of the tournament after coming from behind to beat Italy 2-1 in Milan while Rasmus Hojlund fired Denmark into a slender first-leg lead against Portugal. In Rotterdam, reigning champions Spain raced into an early lead through Nico Williams but needed an injury-time leveller by substitute Mikel Merino against the 10 men of the Netherlands to salvage…

Luxury handbags have outperformed other collectibles in recent years and are increasingly viewed as a potential investment category in the eyes of consumers and analysts, at least according to some recent reports.For the first time, the value proposition of designer handbags from top brands, such as Hermes, Chanel, Goyard and Louis Vuitton are growing across the board, one report by luxury resale site Rebag found last year. “These trends signal exciting investment opportunities across both heritage and more attainable brands,” the Rebag report said.Handbags are among the least volatile of any collectible asset and offer a good risk versus reward, they have also…

Los Angeles CNN  —  Last week, President Trump threatened to impose a jumbo 200% tariff on all wine, Champagne and other alcoholic products from the European Union, writing on social media: “This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.” But many winemakers and grape growers in California, which has the lion’s share of US wine production, view the proposal with a sense of unease. While some are cautiously optimistic the tariffs could revive interest in California-made wines, others worry tariffs threaten to upend a fragile industry already contending with faltering demand and crop destruction from…